Support for clothes-lines.



' PATENTED NOV'.22,1.904.

' 11". J. MBRZ.

SUPPORT FORGLOTHES LINES.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 15, 1904.

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SUPPORT FOR CLOTHES-LINES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 775,760, dated November22, 1904.

Application filed uly 15, 1904- Serial No. 216,699 .(No model.) 7

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I,HENRY J. MERZ, a citizen of the United States,residing at'Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State ofPennsylvania have invented certain new and useful Improvements inSupports for Clothes- Lines; and I do declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the inven 'tion, such as willenable others skilled inthe art to which it appertains to make and usethe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in supports forclothes-lines; and the object of the invention is to produce a devicewhich may be attached to the end of a pole and so arranged as tosecurely engage and hold the line supported by it.

More specifically my invention comprises a plate adapted for attachmentto a pole and provided with a groove designed to receive a line, and inthe provision of a spiral coil held to said plate and designedto engageand hold the rope within said groove.

The invention consists, further, in various details of construction andin combinations and arrangements of parts, which will be hereinafterfully described and then specifically defined in the appended claim.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which, withthe letters of reference marked thereon, form a part of thisapplication, and in which- Figure l is a perspective view showing mydevice applied to a line. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail perspective ofthe plate and the spiral coil carried thereby. Fig. 3 is a sectionalview through said plate.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, Adesignates a plate, whichis made, preferably, of metal and is bent so asto have two wings A, which are apertured, as at a, and to receive screwsor other fastening means, whereby the plate is securely held to the poleB. The central portion of said plate is provided with a groove D,running transversely across the plate and adapted to receive and holdthe line E. The ridges along the marginal edges of said grooved portionare provided with slots F, which are diagonally disposed in relation toeach other.

K designates a spiral coilof metal the ends of which project throughsaid slots, and N designates a lug passing through the central portionof said coil and engaging the bottom of said grooved portion, therebysecurely anchoring the said coil to the plate A, and each end of thecoil, as will be observed, is disposed in different directions and thesame are spaced apart, allowing a sufficient space transversely betweenthe two ends for the admission of the clothes-line, which after beinginserted between the ends and turned at right angles will be securelyheld within the groove of said plate.

By the provision of the simple and efiicient means disclosed it will beobserved that the clothes-line holder may be easily and quickly appliedto the clothes-line and may be moved from one part to the other of theline and will be held from disengagement therewith as the line or polemay swing sidewise.

While I have shown a particular detailed construction of the apparatusillustrating my clothes-line support, it will be understood that I maychange the details of the construction of the same without in any waydeparting from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A support for clothes-lines, comprising a plate, having a transversegroove adapted to be fastened to a pole, the ridges of said groove beingprovided with diagonally-disposed slots, a spiral coil fastened to theunder side of said plate, and having the ends passing through said slotsand extending in opposite directions over said groove, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afliX my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

HENRY J. MERZ,

